What is typically the result of receptor up-regulation?

a. A hormone's signal is amplified.
b. The number of receptors decreases.
c. The sensitivity of a cell to a hormone decreases.
d. The number of genes that code for a receptor increases.
e. The concentration of hormone molecules in the blood increases


a

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